Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 298 | 279 | 224 | 220 | 170 | 167 | 130 | 123 | 88 | 89 | 84 | 57 | 841 | 2645 | 4283 | 5227 | 4512 | 5119 | 3103 | 2343 | 1850 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.81m | 4:49AM1.67m | 5:14PM1.80m | 5:30AM1.66m | 5:54PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.29m | 10:49PM0.35m | 10:58AM0.29m | 11:30PM0.34m | 11:41AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 298 | 279 | 224 | 220 | 170 | 167 | 130 | 123 | 88 | 89 | 113 | 50 | 34 | 104 | 130 | 178 | 229 | 3877 | 3103 | 2343 | 1850 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 16 | SE 14 | E 10 | NE 17 |
| kJ | 141 | 101 | 65 | 77 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 78 | 23 | 23 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 25 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 151 | 162 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ENE 8 | SE 15 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NE 18 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 49 | 20 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 82 | 26 | 79 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | WNW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 141 | 56 | 58 | 243 | 370 | 443 | 314 | 219 | 155 | 1 | 30 | 841 | 2645 | 4283 | 5227 | 4512 | 5119 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 30 | 145 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 171 | 216 | 216 | 163 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 |
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